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Application med November 12, 1923. serial Nb. "674,135.

To @ZZ cai/0m it' may concern.'

Be it known that I, Oscar C. SCHMIDT, a citizcnot the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county oi'i Hamilton and State oit' (liio, have invented certain n'ew and useful linprovements in Unloa'dino' hloans for MeateCutting Machines, of whic i the following is a specification.

rilhe meat industry is subject to Federal inspection under thejurisdiction ot the Bureau of'Animal lndustry7 one ot the rules ot which` is to limit `themanual handling; of meat for sanitary reasons. liVhile such rule has heen in eiiect -lor quite a nninher of years it is still a. general practice to manually scoop the cut meat by hand 'troni meat cutting,I machines. I have invented means whereby the unloading' ot the c'ut meatl 'from meat cutting machines is accomplished without the necessity of manually handling' the same.

lt is the object of my invention to provide means whereby to unload the cut meat from a meat cutting machineg tui-ther, to provide means whereby unloading ot the cut meat from a meat cutting n'ia'chine is accomplished by relative rotation loetive'en` an uuloader and the container' 'for the meat;

further. to provide n'ieans arranged to in-f tercept the path off` travel ot the meat and to direct it out ot its container; further, to provide arotating,` part arranged to tinload the cut meat troni its 'container hy heA ino' inserted into the coiitainer in Contact with the cut nreat; further, topro'vide an unloading' wheel having' a' rotating' sloping'` periphery for iilnloading'the meat hy co'- action with said rotatingl sloping periphery; further, to provide a rotating wheel ar` ranged to coact with the annular wall ot' a rotating,v troliigljh whereby the cut meat is forced between converging walls, one oit which rotates transversely to the pathot the'cut meat 'for unloading the same from the receptacle; further, to {.ii'ovide a rotaliT .ii/'15.3,' wheel arranged to rotate cross'wise of the path oli movcniel'lt olf a rotatinggf anni-ilar trough, with theyperipherywo'li said rotating' disk enacting` with the inner crossscrlionally arcuate supporting' tace of the trot 'h for unloading thc cut meat from the troi 5 further, to l'nrovide scraping" iiieans :tor the unloader; and, further, toprovide an" nnloading spout tor `the trough oilI the meat cutting machine and an unloader 'arraiiged to coact with the meat in the trough for unloading the cut meat from the trough into said spout.

The invention will he 'further readily` understood from the following description and claims, and from the drawings,` latter:`

Fig. l represents a plahview of my iniproved device shown in connection with a meat cutting machine, part-ly hroken'lavay.

2 is a front elevation of the same, showing' the unloader raised. l

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section ot my improved device, taken on the` irregular line 3-3 ojtFigi. l.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged trout elevation of my improved device in lowered position, and` shown in connection with a meat cut# ting machine partly broken away.

Fig. 5 is an end view of my improved device shown in retracted `position with relation to a meat-trough, the latter shown' in vertical section on` the line 5445 of Fili'. l.

Fig'. 6 is a similar View, with the unloading' device in initial unloading' position.

Fig. 7 is a similar view, with the unloading' device in final unloading' position.

Fig'. 8 is an end view of the driving' and mounting' means for the unloading device, partly broken away.

Fie'. 9 is a detail of the A.duiding means PATENT( oFFlct'i..

in which for the unloading' device, taken in section on the line 9'-9 of Fig. l', and partly broken away. p Fig'. 10 is a cross-sectional detail, showing the connection ot the discharge 'chute with the meat-trougl`n taken in sectionv on the line 10-10 oil Fig'. `12.

Fig'. 1l is. an inside elevationo't the same, viewed in the direction of the arrowso the line ll---ll` of Fig. l0.

Fig'. 12 is' a plan view oit the saine. Fig'. 13 isa horizontal section of the mounting' means for the unloading: devilizc'.

taken in the plane` of the line 12M-IIB ll is a vertical. section of tliesaine, taken in the plane ot the' line M444 ot Fia'. 18: and,

Fig. 15 is a detail `in vertical section taken on the line 15-15 of Fig'. 1. l have exen'iplitied the meat cutting' machine comprising a rotary howl El, havn ingl an annular meat-trough Q2, which is arcuate in cross-section. Suitable means are provided l'or rotating` the bowl, in the direction otl the arrow a., which may be instaneed as including a worm-wheel 24 tor rotating' a sha'tt 25, to which the bowl is secured. The bowl is supported as a ball bearing; adjustable by a step-screw 27. A worm 28 meshes with the worm-wheel, and is lixed to a shaft 29 journaled in bearings 30 ot a suitable frame 3l and having' a pulley thereon.

A imite-shaft in journaled in bearings 3G in the trame and in bearings 37 on a cover Btl, which covers the rear part ot the howl. This shatt is suitably driven, as by means ot a pulley ll lxed thereto. A pulley 4t2 tixed to said shaitt has a belt il?) received thereover and over the pulley 32 for transmitting motion from the knife-shaft to the shatt 29 for rotating` the bowl.

llliere is a joint 44 between the upper edge oit the bowl and the cover 39, to retain the meat in the bowl and prevent its leaking` or being forced over the edge ot the bowl when under the cover.

A series et knives are lixed to the shalt 35, and are shown as seimiter-lilre blades tixed side by side to said sha'tt, separated by collars il@ and arranged to coact with the teeth -l ot' a comb 4S. '.lhe cutting' edges oli the blades coaet with the inner 'tace ot the meat-trough for cutting the meatn bein rotated in the direction ot the arrow l). The cutters are located under a hood 50 and pass through an opening lY in the cover` the hood being;` arranged to close f-zid openiine` and cover said knives. tlfhe hood is hinged on a hinge 52 to the cover and is arranfg'ed to be clamped to the cover by means; ot clamps 53.

'.l'he cutting machine employed may be any suitable putting' machine. l havtx shown the essential elements ot an exemplitying` cutting machine such as that shown and described in Letters .latent No. 1,253,892, granted on my application tor patent on meat cutting' machine, and dated January l5, 1918.

In the operation of the exemplified eutting machine, the meat to be cut is loaded into the trough at the trout portion ot the machine, from the operators position-A, and the trough and the cutter-blades rotated t'or cutting the meat. lilhen the meat has been cut to proper ineness and is of the proper1 consistency and texture and in what is known to the trade as seasoned condition, it is necessary to unload the meat quickly from the trough, I accomplish this unloading` without subjecting;I the meat to manual handling and in quick and etticient manner for pron'iptly unloading; the meat in order to quickly remove. the same trom the action o't' the cutter-blades.

l accomplish this unloading by means ol a device arranged to be dipped into the body ot in the trough, and. cause relative rotation between said device and the trough. l preter to rotate the devic I 'tor accelerating-r the unloading. This device is excnii'ililied as an unloader 55, shown as a wheel. ar ranged to be rotated in a direction ero ot the troughv` in the direction olE the ari-mr if'. I prefer that the unloader have a refer. periphery exemplified at 56. which prel'ew ably reecdes troni the wall 01"' the trough 'tor 'forming a contracting channel between and the. wall el the trouoh` as exempliticd ai. 57, whereby unloading or the meat is aided. l have exemplified the unloader in the Ytorni ot a wheel as comprising` a disk. the outer portion ot which recedes for forminga saucer-like disk, the said outer portion acting on the cut meat tor unloading` the same.

The unloader is arranged to be rotated by a shaft 50, journaled in bearings (il` (32, on a supplemental trame G8, which is shown as comprising' an arm extending` lengthwise ot the sha'tt. rlhe securing` means ot the dislr to the shaft are exemplified as a tlanae fixed to the shaft, as by a pin 66. rThe flange is provided with pins 67 received in holes 68 in the dish. A. washer (59 is received over the shaft at the outside ot the dislc, a nut 70 clamping the washer, the disk and the llangife and shatt together.

The trame G3 is exemplified as a pivoted trame. and preferably has universal movenient with relation to the meat-trou,eh. lt. is shown mounted on a horizontal pivot 7l. shown, as bolt received through lues 72 depending' from the trame and a lugf i?) on an upright pivot-piece 74, a nut 75 holding` the pivot-holt 7l in place. The pivet-pie c T/lhas a collar 76. and has pivotal movement in a bearing- 7T lixed to the main 'l'raine I-l. The collar rests on a washer TS between the collar and the bearing'. washer T9 is received about the reduced threaded end 8O o t the pivot-piece against a shoulderfll et said pivot-piece, a nut S2 clamping' the washer 79 to the pivot-piece in such relation as to permit the pivot-piece to rotate on an upright axi rlhe pivot-piece is provided with a wine` arranged to contact stops 8G. Si', shown as bolts received through threaded holes SSL 89, in wings 90, 91, extending` trom the bearing- 77, and held in adjusted positions by means ot jam-nuts 92, 93. Laterai s "inging` movement ot the unloading device is limited by said stops` and up and down sn'ingriira movement ot the unloading device is permitted by the pivot-bolt il. lieti-actinitY movement ot the pivoted frame may be liniited by a stop shown as a bar Secured to the lugs 'TQ and arranged to strike the lue' l.

Further guiding means lor the unloadinei device may be provided 'itdesired, excinpli lied, for instance, as a guide-bar lOl., extemltit) ing from a bracket 102, fixedto the frame 'ot the machine, as bybolts 103', and coacting with an eye' 104i on a bracket 105 fixed to the supplemental frame 63. The form of this guidebar is such preferably that when the uiiloadin'g` device is raised away from the bowl, it is moved laterally away from the operators position A, which is at the 'liront of the machine (see Figs. 1 and o), and. when the unloading' device is moved toward `the trough, it is guided in such manner so that its outer periphery will coact with the outer edge oll the innerannular face of the meat-trough and its lower edge will 'coact with the meat in the meat-trough in order to initiate the unloading of the meat. (See Fig'. 6.)

auch as to cause the periphery of the unloading' device to follow the form oi the i outer portion of the inner face ot the meatlit trough', `in order'to progressively discharge the meat therefrom.` Vihen the unloading` device is 1n the position shown in Fig'. i.

it is `in position to con'iplete the discharge of ot less relative dimensions may be e1nployed.`

asgthef discharging device may be moved laterally from side to side across the inside oi the meat-trough for coaci'ion with the lvarious portions of the saure crosswise of the trough tor progressively unloading` the iucat. y

The `unloader` may be suitably manipulated 'for coactiou thereof with the meat conlainer. This may be accomplished by a manipulated device controlled by the operator. and exemplified as a handle on the outer end ot the supplen'iental frame convenient to the operator. I have shown this as a handle 108 loose on the reduced end 10S) ot the shaft and positioned between a washer 110 limited by a shoulder 11i and a washer 112 limited by a shoulder 113 and held in place by a nut 114i, the washer 112l and nut lll being' located in a recess 115 in the outer end o'l'I the handle.

.The trough rotates in the direction ot the arrthv a, the body ot' cut meat doi'lg'h, here in referredv to as meat, moving with the trough in its rotation. rllhe meat is forced into contact with the unloader by the rotation ott "the trough, when the unloader is nuwedfinto range with the meat 'for unloadinn; the meat.` The rotation of the unloader moves the meat in the direction of rotation of the unloader and carries the meat with it in unloading' direction, theunloader' rotat- .the direction of 'rn'iloadin` ol the cut The form ot the guidesrod is, further7 oi' the trough and preferably has a bearing connection with said outer periphery so as to form a close joint tl,iei'ewitli, this bearing; connection being' shown a` Babbitt lining' 12() fixed to the chute between the inner end ot the chute and a flange 121 thereon, and

the outer peripheral flange 122 of' the bowl. The chute is exennpliiied as having side walls 123,124, the wall 124-Y having' lan eirtension 25 which contacts the upper tace olz the outer wall ot the bowl and acts Aas a wiper for wiping any meat which. may be discharged on the cdpge of the bowl into 'the chute.

The portion of the unloading' wheel which is contacted by the'nieat when unloading' the saine is preferably provided with a scraper ln the present eilcnipiilication.` the Haring' portion of the periphery of the unloading1 wheel only is likely to be contacted by the meat. This scraper is exemplified as moving' with the unloading).l wheel and' suigiported from the supplemental frame on which the/saine is mounted by means oii a bracket 12S extending' from said supple-A mental trarne. shown fixed thereto by bolts 129. .it deliector 130 vacts in coniuncl'ioi'i with the scraper tor ai ding"` in directing the scraped meat toward the bowl and chute. The dellector is shown as a continuation ol the scraper.

fr stop 138 is also pretcrably supported from said bracket.` and is shown braced thereto by means or a brace 1PM. The stop is arranged to rest on the outer edge oi? the bowl, and is shown provided with a tongue 135 arranged to Contact the outer periphery of said edgre7 and aids in positioning" the unloading' wheel with relation to the bowl.

l have exemplified means `fior rotating' the unloading' wheel mounted on the supporting traine for the saine. Vl"hese rotating means are exemplified as an electric motor 153i', mounted on a. bracket Eid extending' from said supplemental trame. .a pinion 155) on the motor sli-att meshes with a rear 1-1-0 on a stud-shaft 1451. fixed in a bearing lei-il on said bracket. A pinion 1+i?) rotates with the gear 140. and meshes witlrtlie gear l-flel; fixed to the shaft G() which rotates the rotary unloading' device.

The stop 95 on the swinging` traine may limit the reti-acting' movement ot the unloading' device. This retracting` movement may be aided or caused by a spring' 145 between the rear end of the supplemental trame and a bracket 1416 secured to the main vso loo

"frame, for normally urging retraction of the unloading device and movement of the unloading wheel out of the meat container.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim' as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a meat cutting machine, the combination ot a rotary meat-trough, a rotary unloader, and means whereby to move said rotary unloader into said meat-trough.

2. In a meat cutting machine, the combination ot a rotary meat-trough, a rotary unloader, n'ieans whereby to move said ro tary unloader into said meat-trough, and means to automatically retract said nnloader.

S. In a meat cutting machine, the combination ol a rotary meat-trough, a rotary unloader` and guiding means `for said unloader whereby to guide the same in proximity to and crosswise oit the inner tace ot the wall o'f said meat-trough.

e?. In a meat cutting machine, the combination of a meat-container having a cavity provided with a wall for containing 'the meat, and a rotary unloader having a meatcontacting tace which slants with relation to said w ll to discharge meat from said container.

5. In a meat cutting machine, the combination of a meat-container having a cavity provided with a wall for containing the meat, and a rotary unloader having a meatcontacting iace which slants with relation to said wall to form a contracting recess between said tace and said wall, and m'eans for moving the meat into said recess.

G. In a meat cutting machine, the combination of a meat-container having a cavity provided with a wall for containing the meat, and a rotary unloader having a meatcontacting tace which slants with relation to said wall to form a contracting recess between said face and said wall, means for moving the meat into said recess, and controlling means for controlling the position of said rotary unloader crosswise of said wall.

7. In a meat cutting machine, the combination of a meat-container having a cavity provided with a wall for containing the meat, a rotary unloader having a meat-contactingl face which slants with relation to said wall to form' a contracting recess between said 'tace and said wall at one side ot said wall, means Jroi' moving the meat into said recess, and a chute for receiving the meat at the other side of said wall at said,

recess.

8. In a meat cutting machine, the combination of a meat-container having a cavity provided with a wall for containing the meat, a rotary unloaderI having a meat-contacting tace which slants with relation to said wall to term a contracting recess between said 'tace and said wall at one side of said all, means for moving` the meat into said recess, and a scraper Yfor said meatcentacting face.

9. In a meat cutting machine, the combination of a rotary meat-trough, cutting means ce-operating therewith, and a rotary disk arranged to be received in said trough for coaction with the meat therein to unload the meat therefrom.

10. In a meat cutting machine, the combination with a meat-container, ot a saucer- .like rotary unloader. y

Il. In a meat cutting machine, the combination ot a rotary bowl for the meat, cutting means coactingl therewith to cut the meat, and a saucer-lile rotary unloader arranged to be received in said bowl into contact with the meat tor unloading the meat.

l2. In a meat cutting machine, the combination et a rotary bowl for the meat, cutting means coactingl therewith to cut the meat, a saucerlilre rotary unloader arranged to be received in said bowl into contact with the meat for unloading the meat, a chute, and means for supporting the chute at the periphery ot the bowl for receiving` the meat being unloaded.

13. In a meat cutting machine, the combination orc a rotary bowl for the meat, rotary cutting means for cutting the meat operative in said bowl, a saucer-like rotary unloader, and means for supporting the same for coaction of its outer periphery with the meat-supporting tace in said bowl for unloading the meat from said bowl.

lei. In a meat cutting machine, the combination with a meat-container, of a rotary unloader', means whereby to move said rotary unloader into and out of said meat container, and arranged by contact with the meat in said container to discharge the meat out of said container.

15. In a meat cutting machine, the combination with a meat-container, of a iframe movable with relation to said meat-container, and an unloader and driving means for said unloader supported by said movable frame.

16. In a meat cutting machine. the combination with a meat-container. oit a frame movable with relation to said meat-container, an unloader and driving means tor said unloader supported by said movable iframe, and means normally retracting said movable :ti-ame.

17. In a meat cutting` n'iachine, the combination with a meat-container, of a trame movable with relationy to said meat-container, an unloader and driving means for said unloader supported by said movable frame, means normally retracting said movable frame, and a stop to limit retracting movement of said movable trame.

18. In a meat cutting machine, the coinblnationivith a meat-container, of a frame movable. with relation to said meat-com tainer, an unloader mounted on said movable frame, and universal jointing means Whereon said movable trame is mounted.

`19. In a meat cutting machine, the combination with a meat-container, of a frame movable with relation to said meat-oontainer, an unloader mounted on said movable frame, universal jointingmeans Whe-reon said movable vl'rame is nfiounted, and guiding` means for said movable frame for guidine;` said unloader with relation to said meat-container.

Q0. ln a meat cutting1 machine, the oombination with a meat-container, of a trame movable with relation to said meat-oontainer, an nnloader mounted on said movable iframe, universal jointing means Whereon said movable trame is mounted, and.

means for limiting` the universal moveinent of' said movable frame.

21. ln a meat cuttingmachine, the oombination With a meat-container, of a frame pivoted with relation thereto, a shaft thereon, a rotary unloader at the swinging end of said trame, and manual manipulating means on said shaft for moving said frame on its pivot whereby to move the outer periphery of said rotary unloader` across the wall. of said meat-container to unload the meat therein.

22. In a meat cutting` machine, the oombination With a meat-container, of a pivoted frame, a rotary unloader and an eleotrio motori for driving the same mounted on said pivoted frame, and means for moving' said pivoted frame for ooaotion of said rotary unloader With said meat-container.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

y OSCAR C. SCHMIDT. llitnesses:

Damm Nn-lirismo, OWEN T. TAPHORN.' 

